RVMPT Chapter 33

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A cold breeze blew, d6acefedee scattering rose petals on 551c466dd6 the ground, the wind c4ee92ce5b slicing through the air.6846e9b855e857e6

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Harold’s lips b4f139b0fe curled into 577ddbace4 a soft bfb57a18d7 smile, but 1676c709a2 his eyes c69d3692b1 held an 99851295a3 icy, chilling 33b9890d6b gaze.9d931565dce6b9f2

“You two should step away from each other,” he said, without bothering to pick up the fallen bouquet of roses. He moved between Dante and me, pulling me into his arms while casting a chilling gaze at Dante. The intensity of his stare made it seem like there was some unresolved issue between Dante and him.c64dbecdd772cdb4

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“Nice to meet you, Your Grace,” Dante said, offering a formal introduction. “I’m Dante Malcons.”941b30fb4d73257d

“Dante Malcons?” Harold repeated, raising an eyebrow as if something was bothering him about the name.7a5e6f865689cda5

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“Yes. Dante Malcons,” Dante confirmed, bowing respectfully.e2c0f23b1e373fb8

Harold muttered adabd95935 the full 3ffdf89df1 name again a52843b126 as though 8d2271d31e testing its 74f245a8d0 sound, then a103bae1a7 placed his 32d4cb5eb0 hand on 75b6ec03a2 his chin 142f93e6f7 thoughtfully. 8bf833222077f507

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After a moment, he 45d1deb2d4 narrowed his eyes and 5fef511635 lowered his hand.5741e1eb131e3dec

“Is your name really Dante Malcons?”a0f5e1214cdabb40

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“Yes, it is.”75897a09f6155781

“I feel like you resemble someone I know.”e2793e9d2433c129

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Dante’s face darkened. “You mean someone you know?” he asked cautiously.46ff21cf9797fbd2

Harold’s smile deepened. “You resemble the sun of the Empire.” 22fc25ad16bcec12

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As Harold’s 5f258e9781 smile deepened, f473bd47a2 Dante’s face 7971724dd8 grew darker. When Harold 2e73e14cea compares him 8bb41f870b to the cbbfd89813 ‘Star of fe1bbd9028 the Empire,’ bc51e694c2 the Prince, 419f5f6ee1 Dante’s pupils 23d1db841c seem to db9e464eff shake violently.81800c0a21dce0f8

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“More precisely, you resemble Prince Andrew, who is probably overseas by now.”bbba3eb1c974e671

“Haha,” Dante forced a laugh.20ffae1168630dfb

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Did he resemble Prince 031df57f0d Andrew?eade03294577a1dd

In Diana’s memory, Prince Andrew was small and had an almost delicate, feminine appearance. On the other hand, Dante was clearly masculine, with a strong build and striking features that were the opposite of Andrew’s softness. Moreover, the side story described Andrew as competent and capable, not clumsy or awkward. The comparison didn’t make much sense to her.21d48259bdda5634

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“It’s probably because of your hair color,” Harold continued. “Your mother is from the Talian Kingdom, where many people have red hair.”4a52ecd024a97734

“Oh!” Dante seemed surprised, but his face softened. “So, I must resemble Prince Andrew because of my hair color.”af7ca1c5b8fe05f3

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Talian Kingdom natives often 3208c8a162 had red hair.5c85367b060ecd05

“Ah! It seems the Marchioness is calling for you. I should take my leave. Please, take care, you two.”f3f92acf4285a74e

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“Running away, huh?”
“He’s going to the Marchioness.”9b72809b7f5fd1a6

Though he seemed a e59dcf1866 bit flustered, I couldn’t 5cc315b9c8 help but wonder,Is he going to 711e992a15 trip again?He’d already fallen d96e61bae6 five times today.c047e4fbff232040

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As I was 22fe99cf5b watching him, a b2d04cc1f8 large hand blocked 88d74a5ec9 my view.9121b326f6ba4bcc

Then, with a smooth 8dc571ebac motion, Harold gently cupped 020cd87d1e my cheek and turned 93243083fb my face toward him.dd12ca62f5659035

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“You should only look at me, my dear.”7777a91c820ba587

Harold said, smiling sweetly 2dcdfcdeef but with an underlying 0f014d8e6e shadow in his expression.27dd01132d1b0fe9

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He seemed c04536f302 much more 1200bd8775 upset than 6bbf6436db before, and d8622bbe32 I couldn’t b68aa644e5 look away dd35441610 from him.308ca5a7e6a39444

For a feca7eeecb moment, I c40349bfa9 thought he 1f50f5b6eb might be 11f2f87def jealous. I quickly shook eb0c588ea0 my head.We’re not 5c1a048e48 even really 181e737dc2 married, what ae925964cc am I 8111da8169 thinking?6ace8ac300ff8e42

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“It’s just because I was worried that Dante might trip again, given how clumsy he is,” I said, trying to downplay it.92602023bee3faf2

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“That’s something you don’t need to concern yourself with,” Harold murmured, his tone quiet and controlled.69148a51faaa9c43

“Well, I couldn’t help it. I was just nearby and could assist,” I explained. When I see a lost child or someone struggling, I instinctively step in to help—my body just moves before I can even think.48713c1d3950cd6b

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“…That’s true, isn’t it?”110201a913394f82

“What?” I replied, unsure of what he meant.2f0c65ef0a222cd5

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His voice 49b478d6f3 had dropped 5578b38056 so low 41731111c7 that I 9dc51e4980 barely heard e19db813f1 it. As I glanced 1595e72bfa up at him 229ea376bb in confusion, Harold dc507c5819 gently pressed his 5a39dc3d4f finger to the ecb8e414db tip of my 09c9e9ec90 nose and grinned.d1c95b6b5663ee0b

“I told you, no distractions, darling.”929f364e58309ee6

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“Distractions? What do you mean…! I value money above all else!” I protested in a small voice, glancing around to make sure no one was listening.6db5bdc4b7b9357f

“Is money really your number one priority?” Harold asked in amusement.921b0ca93ccac517

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“Yes, money is the most important thing,” I affirmed with a firm nod, narrowing my eyes to emphasize my point.9a05a4f0105ff01a

Harold patted 9e1b014270 my cheek 0dfdacc832 twice, as 8dc760a136 if he cf8833b1ad had made 01d7d7df9c a decision.70291be8d5d190e5

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“Alright, I got it.”0183ea70a472f02f

“Why ‘got it’?” I pouted, feeling dissatisfied with the lack of reassurance.2f7fe66e57fb2a73

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“Looks like everyone’s leaving. We should go too,” he said, changing the subject.c343164e2e4ab88a

We made our way 1f2c663c8b to the carriage, which bdce6c5989 had already departed with 6e797dab9a my maid. I decided 411076c59e to ride a7895178ef in Harold’s 4e57b57652 carriage instead. Harold passed by the 1c0854f530 fallen bouquet of roses f0ae9f9022 without a second glance, 7c94abf959 but I paused for a7eee9b1f1 a moment and bent f3e303217c down to pick it 402b6a94f0 up.11a66dca61c984c1

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“Why bother picking it up? It’s just on the ground,” he remarked.315c7529c9f476a1

“Why not? It’s still quite beautiful,” I responded.cc385b1b2603e45d

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“Tell Evan to buy you something better,” he suggested, clearly uninterested in the bouquet.7f454347baa25be5

“It’s fine. I’m happy with this one. Didn’t you buy it yourself, Harold?”f35d8db349729c9c

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“I guess you did,” I added, noticing that Harold didn’t seem to have a servant or assistant with him, which made it seem like he had gone to the flower shop himself.10bf5770056bae9b

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He wouldn’t cddf13c129 have wanted 8b3992e9bc me to 56a5d2d7d9 throw such ee7859c9c2 a lovely 0d2e545947 bouquet away.7ae4aa1be781965f

I walked d96e215248 beside him, 9292df4d70 inspecting the 29e36ca864 roses. Though some petals were b3f7962538 slightly damaged from the 4d9bd7cc88 fall, most of them 16ca0e3ef9 were still intact. It seemed c1971f0b8f that no 89e0d878c4 one had a973ea2ae8 stepped on 8d08594921 them.e639e02891d63caf

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‘I’ll put them in 43440f2d26 a vase once we e01ab8b51b get back.’65fa8f8848996b83

It had been so 7d0ebd876f long since I had 0b2fc40b1b received a bouquet, and d8caa9eeb1 these flowers seemed especially 09757df706 beautiful to me.ba1419710e1481ba

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The last flowers 8e6834dc8b I received were 9f8f574bf7 from the children 1f24501f63 at the orphanage 718bcd7d87 when I graduated 0c8edfb7a7 from college. I hoped they were a6b0de6e29 doing well.2a0c891231f913ce

As I thought 5e73b50400 of those dear 062d434ccf to me, I adee1bacf7 inhaled the fragrance 4ef13a17f5 of the roses, 8a7f54caa6 holding them close 540a2790b6 to my chest.cdeded7121ac5e3f

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“I really love these roses. Thank you, Harold,” The fresh scent lifted my mood, and I couldn’t help but smile.4459ea01d0c3ec03

“We could tear down the unused annex and build a rose greenhouse,” Harold suggested casually.ff8f70c246303eed

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Harold had bf20c1cdd6 been considering f27937b75a what to 39151501f6 do with 301b86bfde the annex, 9def016cb4 but now 61c899e221 it seemed 99229a21d5 like he 62016bdde0 had made 118bceb88a up his 086c3120f2 mind.b3758219d789c04c

I was 3e24046f2f surprised that 1690c6d31f he wanted 6d2f7a2577 to tear 854b807334 it down 3717cbb64e completely, but 038d366c10 I was 6f95ee5204 excited about 1fe1ac84b8 the idea fe35aba056 of a b85231e66f greenhouse.fc5e35551e6611e7

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“A rose greenhouse sounds beautiful!” I said it with excitement.65da4994b586b56d

“It will be even larger than the one at the Imperial Palace,” he replied, his smile growing.7094cd7eba95b016

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We continued talking about c18b5a09f3 the rose greenhouse as caa256adc8 we got into the 93d808af6e carriage.49233c310f8020f1

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After preparing, 554f1a03ca Harold entered 45db072f2c the couple’s 50f5e49867 bedroom. An unfamiliar scent 302bbbbd55 lingered in the f422dbfc71 room. Following the fragrance, 9ab290ba11 He spotted a 4f066f8eb3 vase placed near dba7bf4512 the window.3d3a110a22296643

Harold looked at a7853e0d0f the vase of 857c7a57f7 roses placed by 9d2f354340 the window, wondering 5aad213b52 why she had 3ddfe14250 decided to put e8e67a7104 them there. Ultimately, it didn’t matter 8997acf2c3 where the roses were, 3d6e358cee as long as Diana 992cf485ad liked them—that was enough 919a2f1bc3 for him.de853de4c6c33efd

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However, the color of d1022cc2f4 the roses reminded him a049e61d9a of someone, and he 4aade9ffd8 clicked his tongue in b175dbb3e6 annoyance.
“…What a strange a9ba5d8ab5 name to use, e6ad7841a5 Prince Andrew.”5da966a395e82c83

Through his informants, Harold 776494b14f had learned that a 852dc4cd78 red-haired servant was pretending ea85249b13 to be the prince 3df9e20857 in the foreign residence, 9f3af5d01a while the real prince 3d4f0f9605 had already returned to 8ec1e43588 the Empire. Yet, to think 26c9b35636 he would see f31a2cf622 that prince clinging 5fea38a2ee to Diana, blushing 836fe2c38a around her, was c1ac8b2353 something Harold had 024d8878f0 not anticipated.8197947daf8d3518

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If the 7420049b7a roses had 49b37b64b9 been a 47f9a4d3c3 person blushing 2a60d53796 before Diana, 486d10043b Harold would 8e12d091a3 have crushed 327ea093e7 them underfoot abc18ef2d8 without a 5d1c41a442 second thought. He genuinely 1fff9df300 regretted not f463d0143d being able 19a32da8d0 to do 1e03dfecb7 so.702b6dad87ddb7d2

But his irritation wasn’t e84a19baab only because of Andrew.0fda6a7b38f5d3eb

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“It’s just that I saw him, and he was close enough to help.”9f94dc4ac2d2b9b8

He knew Diana’s kindness c575aa861e wasn’t because she thought 974545b1fc he was special. She just couldn’t ignore 11197e18fb anyone in need. But seeing fcc5e6e8b6 it with 13642a14c6 his own 31bc0eb8c0 eyes made 037294bd50 him feel 784b1feb92 uncomfortable. It reminded fe2c7ce3ac him that 2db68666fb he wasn’t 75ee7de8cc a special 7255285713 person in 253b6f99d8 her life—just 4e10df10fd another person 0bcfd01412 she couldn’t 00d395720c ignore.13c362c879c3f1b1

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Having lived with 0a77521dc9 terminal conditions for a18c1a8e1d so long, Harold d040bd2fc9 had become possessive. He was determined 585db914c9 that Diana’s attention 240b20dedd and affection should 0276cbff6f belong to him 14fdc9192b alone. No one 3d9e4ac01c else should ba4030019e be able 8399317da9 to share e3ea3c1888 in her 016940b89f kindness.0107780a87c95d9e

As he gently brushed bb8bbcefef a rose petal, Harold fc9364c014 found himself thinking about 23408a49d8 Diana again.019d081cc7426927

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She always said she 78b4dec139 loved money the most. She was de4e79d3a0 delighted whenever 7c359866d3 he gave 5e55c15e9b her expensive 8b24a251e7 gifts like 80d5532d6d jewels or efddc7d822 other valuables. Even when 38f29180c0 she agreed 0a7cf6737f to treat 36075839b8 his condition, 90c483fadc it was 646178efbc in exchange a1ba2f6a38 for money.af32234d1fec9b34

But even though 3bfd2ffb0b she enjoyed receiving 24152e9139 those gifts, that 5a43d6ecba was all there 852246cee4 was to it—simple 94a0d4f45e joy, nothing more.f4fa89951f2a697e

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Diana clearly loved 8415000ec8 wealth, but Harold b24f7b9787 began to wonder c728193aa3 if money and b75f004773 gifts were enough 7294a1d6a5 to truly win 02a1c5c678 her over.eae332425cbaa3c8

“She seemed 1940bb6d1a happier with dd8b7adf1e the roses, ab11e0a25e though,”he thought.61070b49d2d4b546

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Since she had a9f006748d mentioned liking flowers, aee96a4c00 not just roses. Maybe he 65fa69f5b7 should order be316bc6d3 more varieties f8cbfe9dff planted in 1244c77ddb the greenhouse. Or perhaps he could 47fc898f9c have an entirely new 826fb22a96 greenhouse built just for a84f2d30d8 her.9cb68faa76452305

At that dd0e45fc2c moment, Harold 91c988d1de sensed someone 0d90fa1208 entering the a8ea4dae22 room.e768d0806a631011

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Diana, wearing her d44ac40195 nightgown, walked over 9a20b3d4df to him. Her calm and gentle 410aa57aaf expression made him set 089924fe05 aside all thoughts about a0839b7649 the greenhouse.736e4493d9d56f27

“Harold, you’re a72ee8d1cb already here?” 14406fee2c she asked.635f5918b01b4cc1

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“You’re a 4536221021 bit late 8012e45c26 tonight,” he 19ff5bb658 replied.283e409c6284f603

“I was 497966cfa8 deciding where 801e5f1a7b to put d2dbe1e8d3 the roses, 001efc428b and it 675a710a64 made me 6f6073c762 run late,” 877f5cf3a7 she said.e98de85fa39f507e

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First, Harold decided to 3f95ee2cec clear up any lingering 5e83cb3346 doubts he had. Hiding his true intentions, 5c10ffe958 he gave her a 914d5cd191 relaxed smile and said, a961535442 “Diana, come to bed.”3348bac02e93d315

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